Shakira at the World Cup Opening: The Singer Who Already Has More World Cups Than Piqué
Shakira performed 'Dai Dai' at the 2026 World Cup opening ceremony before Mexico vs South Africa and became a trending topic — including for having more World Cups than Piqué.
Even before the first ball was kicked between Mexico and South Africa at the 2026 World Cup, it was Shakira who stole the show. The Colombian singer took the stage at the opening ceremony and performed "Dai Dai", a song written specifically for the tournament, turning the stadium into a party before the opening whistle.
The performance quickly took over social media. According to ge.globo.com, reactions online were intense — and not only because of the quality of the spectacle. Internet users were quick to point out that Piqué, the former Spain defender and the artist's ex-husband, has accumulated fewer World Cup appearances than Shakira herself, who has featured in more than one edition of the tournament as a musical act.
The episode illustrates how the 2026 World Cup is already arriving with an unusually strong cultural and media appeal — and how the event's off-pitch storylines, from delegation accommodations to opening shows, compete for attention with the football itself. For the tournament hosted by Mexico, the United States, and Canada, the visibility generated by moments like this could expand the competition's global reach even further.
With the group stage underway, the next chapter to follow is the unfolding of the opening matches: what the result of Mexico vs South Africa means for Group A and which national teams are already beginning to map their path to the round of sixteen.
https://ge.globo.com